Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-06
AFRICAN $1,000 BROTHERHOOD"
bishop Tayior's Experience with u Sable
Potentate-A solemn Ceremony.

&Aa.AtH sNIteh
Potentate-A solemn Ceremony.
In about half an hour the king came.
He was attended by a body guard Of 100
soldiers armed for combat. The intro
duction was unceremonious, because the
two men could not speak a common Ian
guage. The bishop relieved the situation
Of any awkwardness by stepping forward
quickly and extending his hand 10 roy
atty. saying as he did so, Il am glad To
meet you" The king received the prof
fered hand with dignity, and when the
bishops words had been translated to
him he responded:
Il have heard of the old white man,
well digger, long walker, who speaks
kind words. What would the old white
mar do in Mambalungo!"
Il am on my way, explained the
bishop, Ito Malange, where friends will
follow me and stay
..You are welcome TO Mamhalungo,'
continued the king. ''Why not stay
here with us rather than journey on to
Malange!"
II have many places TO visit, o king,
but nv friends who will follow me will
visit YOU You are now at war; when
there is peace again you may see much
Of us
The answer was well understood by
the African, but he made no objection.
In a moment he continue TEL me
what it is that the old white man. well
digger, long walker, and his friends
would do in this land:'
''Wc come 10 live among you. to bring
you peace and TO tell you Of many good
things"
The king was impressed deeply with
the idea that the bishop and his friends
had come TO stay and TO work for them
selves upon the soil instead Of trading.
As he talked with the bishop, he grew TO
like the old white man more and more,
and at last he said: We have heard that
the men Of Kumbla are coming to make
wal upon us. They lie between here
and Malange. You will not venture to
continue your journey before we have
defeated them and brought about a
peace
''Yes. o king replied the bishop. Il
FldAl ~ WI 80 Fi'i tN u NhAAa u III ~
friend to the people of Mambalungo and
their king. hut | am also a friend to the
Kumbuans and their king likewise.
There is no danger for me from them
any more than there is danger from YOU.
There is One above me to guard and pro-
tect me.
The white mans God is indeed very
powerful. assented the king. g~ravely,
''and the white man speaks bravely and
frankly. None other would | permit to
pass from our town to the army Of the
Kumbuans. believe you are my friend
and | will show YOU that ! am yours"
o He thereupon summoned his chief lieu.
tenant, and after a brief talk with him
sat down on the floor Of the hut and
beckoned the bishop to sit beside him.
The lieutenant then did some talking. the
purport of which was that the king de-
sired 10 cement the friendship he had
formed for the white man by having the
ceremony Of blood brotherhood per-
formed upon them. The bishop con-
sented. although he knew little of the
ceremony.
The lieutenant produced a sharp point
ed knife, highly polished. which he
touched upon his tongue. whether 10 test
its sharpness. after the manner of bar
hers, on TO give proof hat il was not
poisoned the bishop could not lie certain.
Then. standing up before the king and
the bishop. he made an impressive adj
dress, which the bishop learned later was
about tH. r.1afiane that ..ttglt q. VnafF.-
tain between brothers. Then he knelt by
the king, who raised his rohcs slightly so
as to disclose his leg bare 10 the knee.
The lieutenant pricked the calf with
the point Of his knife. 50 that q few drops
of blood ran. Hecaught them in his left
hand and turned to the bishop. who,
compromising the situation. relied his
trousers part way up his legs. The leu
tenant made a similar incision upon the
bishops calf and caught the dropping
blood in the same hand that held the
kings blood. Then he stood up again
and rubbed the palms Of his hands to-
gether, so that the blood was thoroughly
mixed. after which he spatted both hands
violently upon the ground. rubbing off
all traces Of the blood with dust, saving
as he did SO:
"Let a dragon spring forth from the
mingled blood upon the ground and de-
stIoy him who shall first break the ties Of
brotherhood here formed
The king arose, reached out his hand
20 the hishop, who extended his own
hand, and they shook solemnly, and the
ceremony was over.